Glass casket



C. N. JOHNSQN GLASS CASKET Filed April 29, 1924 to which itappertains mitting 40 and 4 nated in the several views Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

p UNITED-stares PATENT v v [CHARLES NEWTON OFFICE.

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Application filed April 29,1924. Serial No. 709,831.

. To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES N. J OHNSON, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Vincennes, in the county of Knox and State 8 of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Glass Caskets; and I do hereby declare the clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as will enable other's skilled in the art to makeanduse the same.

The present invention relates to a. receptacle for interment of the dead and provides a casket which is practically indestructible,

15 odor and germ proof .andwhich is of such formation'as to be shipped in knock-down form so as to minimize transportation. and storage, and which may when required, the casket when sealed adby obviating the necessity for opening of the receptacle when it is required -to"obtain a view of the remain Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the inventionis understood.

While thedrawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention'it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions andrequirements, various changes 85 forming a part of the apphcation: view of a casket emk Figure 1 is a top plan bodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof on the line 2-2 of Figurel,

Figure 3 isa detail sectional view on the I line 33 of Figure 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desigof the drawings by like reference characters. The casket embodies afmetal frame and glass panels, the vent the escape of any odor from the inside or air and moisture penetratingfrom the outside. The bottom, top and enclosing sides of the casket comprise glass panels which following to be a full,

posite the joints formed panels 7 and these metal be readily setup usual handle bars. 8 are of observationpf the remains, there-. I

. material is interposed between render the casket well-as exclude air and moisture.

joints being such as to .pre- 7 being providedfat the bottom an i and inner andpouter, metal strips being are set into a metal frame,the construction inner and the outer angle strips are adapted to .be connected by bolts 3 or. like fastening means, Wooden strips enable the drapery and like furnishing to be attached to the casket. Outer metal strips '5 and inner metal strips 6 are located. op-

between. the several strips may be bolted indicated at 3. The located at opposite sides of the casket and are fastened thereto by fittings 9which may be secured to the intermediate strips in any preferred way. A channel strip 10 is located at the top ofthe body of the casket, the channel facing upwardly so as to receive a cementing material whereby a tight tween the cover and the body The cover comprises a metal frame and glass panels andmay include hinged section's, whereby a portion of the cover ma be opened as oocasion may require. It is to be understood that in assembling the parts, acementing or otherwise-fastened, as

portions of the panels and the metal frame and between the metal frames of the several joint is obtained bethe marginalparts so .as to"insure a tight joint so as to germ and odor proof as What is claimed is: I v a 1. A burial receptacle comprising-a bottom and enclosing walls including an enclosing frame for said panels, said frames at the corners of the receptacle made upofinner and outer angle pieces, inner and outer strips covering the joints between said panels intermediate of sa1d ,corners, and

means to secure the parts together.

2. A burial receptacle comprising a bottom, a top and enclosing walls including glam panels, inner and outer an le corners,

glass panels,

strips provided opposite ,thejoints formed between the glass panels, mchamnel strip at the top and. wooden strips providing proof and to exclude air and. moisture.

1,517,9os I In testiin ony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHAR-LES NEWTON "JUHNSON. Witnesses:

Jmgms R. GILMORE, Bx moN D. SIMENER. 

